"Suck on that one": Matildas captain says to critics

Video obtained Friday, June 14 of Matildas captain Sam Kerr during a post match interview after Australia came from two goals down to beat Brazil 3-2 in their FIFA Women's World Cup — Group C fixture at the Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, on Friday (AEST). Kerr takes aim at commentators and fans who wrote off the Matildas after their first-up loss to Italy, telling them to &quot;suck on that one&quot;. &quot;We don't listen to the haters. &quot;Look at that performance to come back from the deep. I love these girls, they're something else.&quot; (AAP VIDEO/SBS The World Game)(NO ARCHIVING AAP VIDEO BEYOND 48 HOURS)

Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter celebrate.Source:Getty Images

Fresh from Australia’s stellar 3-2 comeback victory over Brazil at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Matildas captain Sam Kerr has revealed she was targeted by homophobic trolls on social media.

Kerr had earlier caused controversy after the Matildas win when she said the “haters” could “suck on that one” in response to criticism of the side after their 2-1 defeat to Italy in the World Cup opener.

The response to Kerr’s tweet, who’s partner is American footballer Nikki Stanton, was overwhelmingly positive in favour of her calling it out, with Twitter even noting they were investigating the homophobic tweet

“We’ve escalated this report Sam. Sorry this happened,” Twitter Sports Australia wrote in a subtweet.

The offensive tweet was made in relation to the role Kerr played in the Matildas’ matchwinning goal, where she started in an offside position and was potentially in a position to impact the play when Brazilian defender Monica Hickman Alves scored an own goal, flicking on a header into the corner of her own net.

Initially the goal was not given as the assistant referee adjudged Kerr to be offside and while the VAR showed that Kerr was offside, astonishingly upon review of the play the referee deemed Kerr had no impact on the play and gave the goal.

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Kerr is offside when the ball is played.Kerr is active & interfering with play.The balls played over the top.Defender matches Kerr's run.Defender heads it in OG

There were plenty who believed the 25-year-old should not have been let off the hook. Coach of the Manchester United women’s team and BBC analyst Casey Stoney argued the Brazilian defender only leapt for the ball and headed into her own net because of Kerr’s presence.